Mistahs, It appears that our solicitation for financial assistance for Monching Loria has not gathered the momentum we had hoped for. Those who have already given — thank you. Your contributions are with our class treasury (c/o Jun Sanchez) and I hope not yet been remitted to Nelia. A suggestion was raised that individual amounts […]
[CTTO] There is something both amusing and tragic about classmates. When we are young, sitting side by side in stiff wooden desks, everything feels equal. We wear the same cadet uniforms, complain about the same teachers, and dream the same big dreams. – becoming a general. We believe, with the foolish confidence of youth, that […]
In line with our celebration of our “Golden Plebo” on 01 April 2026, I wish to compile a “Mapitagan Trivia”, something to be proud of, with our decent and humble distinction – outlined for our class writers (Rodriguez and Lleno) to expound and publish their essay in the 2026 1st quarter issue of the Cavalier […]
Please look at the case of 4-star Nicanor Bartolome and 3-star Allan Purisma. Bartolome was replaced by Purisima when Bartolome still has around 4 months to go before his mandatory retirement (@age 56), for the only reason that Purisima cannot wait to take over as CPNP, by capitalizing his closeness with PNoy (but karma is […]
President: CAESAR RONNIE F ORDOYO Secretary: EDMUND C TAN PMA Homecoming 2025 After weeks of anticipation and preparation, the Class with alacrity joined the PMA Homecoming in Fort Del Pilar on 15 February 2025 to celebrate our 45th Year Anniversary as Sapphire Jubilarians. Forty-nine (49) Mapitagans went up to the City of Pines along with […]
Dippon passed away early morning of 12 May 2024, a Sunday, due to acute respiratory problem that even a ventilator can not help him anymore to breath. He was cremated in the morning of that day, afterwhich transferred to a chapel in the afternoon. Viewing of Dippon’s Urn was done in the afternoon of May […]
10 February 1959 – 19 July 1981 (I cannot remember who wrote this tribute. Ikaw ba Juni?) One day five summers ago, it rained. The pelting raindrops glistened as they clung to our unruly hairs while we marched in our poor imitation of a military formation. There were one hundred and forty-two of us then, […]
(as of January 2025) – COMMODORE JULIUS A. YANO PCG (Res) ⁃ COL MARC ANTHONY A YAMBING PAF, Cl ‘02 ⁃ COL MICHAEL DEON COSTES, MAC ⁃ LTC KARL AGUDO USAF, USAFA Cl ‘11 – MAJOR DOMINIQUE M. SUGON PA, Cl ‘06 ⁃ LCDR JOEY LITO S. MARAYAG PN, Cl ‘07 ⁃ MAJ CHARLES DENNIS […]
𝗣𝗩𝗔𝗢 𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗘𝗦 𝗡𝗘𝗪𝗟𝗬 𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗦𝗣𝗘𝗖𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗩𝗘 Lieutenant Colonel Domingo Castro Carbonell Jr. PA (Ret.) dedicated 21 years of exemplary service to the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP), demonstrating exceptional leadership in the fields of intelligence, security, and logistics. His career in the military was marked by several key designations, each contributing significantly to […]
PMA’s Mapitagan Class of 1980 